Banksy balloon girl painting self-destructs after ?£1mil sale


LONDON (Reuters): A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than ‎£1mil pounds at a London auction on Friday.

"Girl with Balloon", one of Banksy's best-known works, disappeared into a shredder hidden in its frame as the hammer fell at ‎£1,042,000 (RM5.67mil), a sum that matched the artist's previous record sale, auction house Sotheby's said.

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